CRIB DEATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crib death mean? 

• CRIB DEATH (noun)
  The noun CRIB DEATH has 1 sense:

1. sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

  Familiarity information: CRIB DEATH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRIB DEATH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cot death; crib death; infant death; SIDS; sudden infant death syndrome

Hypernyms ("crib death" is a kind of...):

death (the absence of life or state of being dead)

sleep apnea (apnea that occurs during sleep)

 Context examples 

The cause of crib death is not known.

(Crib death, NCI Dictionary)